Happy Thanksgiving

Wow! It's been so long since I checked in that I almost forgot my passwords. I hope everyone out there had a great Thanksgiving. I cooked for my family and enjoyed every minute of it. I only wish that I could spend the day with my entire family. It is really tough to not have them all together, especially during the holidays.

After a fun filled day of cooking and visiting, we enjoyed about 3 hours sleep before we headed out for "Black Friday". Joe and I were joined by one of our youth group members, Nathan. Nathan spent the night and we were up and out the door around 2:00 am. We drove to my sister Teresa's house in Seville, and then headed out to shop in Medina. It was cold and snowy wait for us as we stood outside the Wal-Mart around 4:15am. We continued our journey and shopped our way back to New Phila. Several people have called us crazy, but we enjoy every minute of it. By the time we got home on Friday, it was just a little after 8:00 pm. Needless to say, we were exhausted, but I can't wait for next year!!!

Life's Too Short

Just a quick note:

As some of you may know from reading my earlier posts, my Uncle Dick had recently become ill. Sadly, I received word this afternoon that he had passed away. Now, only two of my dad's siblings are still alive. I know all too well the pain and sorrow that my cousins are going through right now. I am truly sorrow for their loss. I hope that any of you reading this will keep the whole Levengood family in your prayers these next few days. What was looking to be a promising weekend will now be one of mourning for my family. As the number of those in the generation before us slowly dwindles, it makes you realize that life is way too short. We should be enjoying every minute that we can and treasuring the time we have with our family.